Eastbourne Pride 2018 Photos

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About Eastbourne Pride

2018 was the first and second year for this event! Confused? In 2017 people got together to help organise Eastbourne’s first ever Gay Pride event, there had been small events in the past in pubs etc. but never a full on Pride event. Sadly the powers that be (Eastbourne Council) decided that the world would end if they allowed such an event, so instead they were told (so I have been told!) that they could hold the first ever Eastbourne Mardi Gras. This was a full on Pride style event, complete with a parade, lots of flags for every part of the LGBT spectrum, lots of people in fabulous and flamboyant costumes, LGBT support groups and basically everything you expect at a Pride event. As that event was a great success they did get permission for the first ever official Eastbourne Pride to be held on the 21st of July 2018 and these are the photos from that day. Also on this site you will find the photos from the amazing 2017 Mardi Gras event too.

Pride is an event that we should have no need for, in fact it should never have been needed in the first place . . . in an ideal world. This is not an ideal world! Pride is still about fighting for acceptance and equality for everybody, no matter their gender or sexuality. I consider myself as a Genderfluid Pansexual, something that is explained in detail in other parts of this web site, so no point going over it here, but it does mean I consider myself part of the whole LGBT rainbow! I used to be a regular at Brighton Pride, but it has changed over the years, in my opinion it’s lost direction (sorry) and become yet another big name festival, that just happens to be on the same weekend that Brighton Pride used to be on, long gone are the days where the motto was “Pride not profit”, so these days I only go to the Hastings and Eastbourne pride events. I make absolutely no profit from these photographs and was at Eastbourne Pride 2018 to have an amazing time and as a freelance photographer, not in any official capacity. I will almost definitely be at Eastbourne Pride 2019, not sure what fabulous outfit I will be wearing yet, we will have to wait and see.

About these photographs

You DO have permission to share links to these pages on social media, you also have full permission to download photos of yourself if you were there and use those photos as profile pictures, print them out or do anything else you want with them. Any of these photos can also be used for any non profit, non hate purposes by anybody. The only people who may use these photographs for any profit making purposes are the events organisers and any stall holders at the event.

You DO NOT have permission to use these photos to “out” people, their sexuality is exactly that: their sexuality! Some people have family or friends who are anti LGBT, so they might find it easier or safer not to tell people. Some people just don’t tell anybody because it’s not anybody else's business!

I always feel I sadly still have to say this:

Any person in these photographs was in Princes Park on the same day (21st of July 2018) that Eastbourne Pride 2018 was taking place. They may be LGBT, a friend or family member of somebody LGBT, a supporter of the LGBT, somebody there just for the free event, someone on the seafront who heard the music and walked in, somebody just out for a walk in the park, somebody lost etc. It does not say anything about their gender or sexuality!!!

Location of Eastbourne Pride 2018

Princes Park, Channel View Rd, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7LL

A cool picture of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 on a beautiful July day in Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

A great photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in Eastbourne, East Sussex by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice picture of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A cool photo of Eastbourne Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photo of Eastbourne Pride 2018 held in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by Dean Thorpe

A nice photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on a beautiful July day in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A cool photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting photo of Eastbourne Pride at Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the town of Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting photo of Eastbourne Gay Pride on the 21st of July in Eastbourne, East Sussex by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 held in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne Pride 2018 held in Princes Park in the town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

A cool picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride on a beautiful July day in Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A cool picture of Eastbourne Pride on the 21st of July in the seaside town of Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by Death Prone Images

An awesome photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride held in Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by Death Prone Images

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride at Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

A great photo of Eastbourne Gay Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

A great picture of Eastbourne Pride on the 21st of July in the seaside town of Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride at Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

A great photograph of Eastbourne Pride held in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in Eastbourne, East Sussex by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

A fabulous photo of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

A cool photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 held in Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

A great photograph of Eastbourne Pride held in Princes Park in Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

An interesting picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride on a beautiful July day in Eastbourne, East Sussex by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A great photo of Eastbourne Gay Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the town of Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 at Princes Park on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on the 21st of July in the seaside town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

A great photo of Eastbourne LGBT Pride at Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

An interesting photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 on a beautiful July day in the seaside town of Eastbourne by Death Prone Images

A great picture of Eastbourne LGBT Pride held in Princes Park in the town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

A nice photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A great photo of Eastbourne Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in Eastbourne, East Sussex by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

An awesome photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne by Death Prone Images

A nice photo of Eastbourne Gay Pride on a beautiful July day in sunny Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A great photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride on a beautiful July day in Eastbourne, East Sussex by photographer Dean Thorpe

A photo of Dean Thorpe (me!) and great friends at Eastbourne Pride 2018

An awesome picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in the town of Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous picture of Eastbourne Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

An interesting photo of Eastbourne Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on a beautiful July day in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting photo of Eastbourne Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in Eastbourne by Death Prone Images

An awesome photo of Eastbourne Pride 2018 at Princes Park in Eastbourne, East Sussex by Dean Thorpe

A cool photograph of Eastbourne Pride held in Princes Park in Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice photo of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 held in Princes Park in sunny Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

A great photo of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

An awesome photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on a beautiful July day in the seaside town of Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 at Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

A cool picture of Eastbourne LGBT Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in Eastbourne by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in Princes Park in Eastbourne by Death Prone Images

A great photo of Eastbourne Gay Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by Death Prone Images

A great photograph of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 at Princes Park on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting picture of Eastbourne LGBT Pride at Princes Park in the town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

A nice photo of Eastbourne LGBT Pride held in Princes Park in Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride held in Princes Park in Eastbourne, East Sussex by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting photograph of Eastbourne Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in the town of Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

An awesome photo of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

A cool picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in the seaside town of Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photo of Eastbourne LGBT Pride at Princes Park on the 21st of July in the town of Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

An interesting photo of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on a beautiful July day in sunny Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

An interesting picture of Eastbourne Pride on a beautiful July day in sunny Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous picture of Eastbourne Pride on a beautiful July day in Eastbourne, East Sussex by Death Prone Images

An interesting picture of Eastbourne Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the town of Eastbourne by photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride on a beautiful July day in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by Death Prone Images photographer Dean Thorpe

A fabulous picture of Eastbourne Gay Pride 2018 on the 21st of July in the town of Eastbourne by Dean Thorpe

A cool picture of Eastbourne LGBT Pride on the 21st of July in Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by Dean Thorpe of Death Prone Images

An interesting photo of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 on a beautiful July day in Eastbourne, East Sussex by photographer Dean Thorpe

An awesome picture of Eastbourne LGBT Pride 2018 on a beautiful July day in Eastbourne by Death Prone Images

A great photo of Eastbourne Pride 2018 at Princes Park in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex by photographer Dean Thorpe

A nice photograph of Eastbourne Gay Pride on the 21st of July in sunny Eastbourne by freelance photographer Dean Thorpe